Do Now #41) What battle was the turning point of the

War for Independence?

2) Explain why you think the colonists were able to win the Revolutionary War.

Warm-up #31) What battle was the turning point of the War

for Independence? Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War because it gave colonists hope and Frances joins the war.

2) Explain why you think the colonists were able to win the Revolutionary War. We got help from the French which allowed us to surround Cornwallis at Yorktown.

Effects of the American Revolution

• As you watch the powerpoint presentation, take notes on the worksheet Ms. Schaller gave you.

• When you finish, glue the worksheet into your notebook.

Brainstorm: Why were colonists able to win the Revolutionary War? • Better Leadership

• Foreign Aid/Allies

• Home Court Advantage: Knowledge of the Land

• Motivation/willpower

Better Leadership• British generals were

overconfident and made bad decisions like to attack Bunker Hill.

• Washington learned from his early mistakes and

developed a strategy of dragging out the war to wear down the British.

• He never gave up.

Foreign Aid & Allies• “The enemy of your enemy

is your friend.”

• France helped surround Cornwallis and British troops at Yorktown.

• France, Germany and Spain send money, supplies and troops to America.

Home court Advantage Knowledge of the Land• The Americans knew the

land better and used the knowledge well. • Used snipers. • Used land as defense. • Had good escape routes.

• The British could control the coasts but never controlled the interior.

Motivation & Willpower• “If there is a will, there is a way!”• Americans had more reason to fight:

• Lives: if caught they would be hung for treason.

• Families • Property• Liberty

The Treaty of Paris • What was it? The official agreement that ended the

Revolutionary War.• What did it do? Created six conditions to satisfy

England and the United States and prevent further conflict.

Conditions of the Treaty of Paris:

New Boundaries of the USA

The Treaty of Paris • How did it work? It was signed by

England and the United States. Neither party fully lives up to its terms. • Americans don’t pay back their debt,

or give property back to loyalists.• England did not return runaway slaves

or give up military forts in the Great Lakes.

African Americans in the Revolutionary War   

Women in the Revolutionary War   

FRENCH REVOLUTION• What effect did the American Revolution have

on France?• How did the French Revolution create problems

for the USA?• Compare and contrast the French Revolution

with the American Revolution.• In your opinion, should the USA have helped the

French Revolutionaries even though were we in debt?